Silvertip Mountain O brother, where art thou?

FitzDutiful smiled to see Steady so happy and he immediately called @Zaria out of the den and into the proceedings. She might not be happy about being woken but surely she would see Steady as a good candidate too. "Mason hasn't officially accepted the position yet," he explained to his brother, "He asked to have a week to think it over."

He needed Steady to know he was on his own to begin with, though he wondered if the announcement of Steady being given beta would prompt Mason to accept the offer too. Or would he think he had missed his chance? Neither FitzDutiful nor Steady had grown up in an environment with two beta males, but with respect between the two - as well as a potential mentor relationship too he could only see it going well.